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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) shared some intriguing insights Thursday on the SiriusXM show “Urban View” about the future of the Democratic Party — and said donors are already eyeing “one specific candidate” to run for president in the 2028 election.
In preview clip shared Friday from the full conversation releasing next week, Crockett — who was joined by Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D), vice chair for the Democratic National Committee — said internal chatter has practically confirmed the candidate will be male.
“It is this fear that the people within the party, within the primary system, will have about voting for a woman because every time we voted for a woman, we’ve lost,” she said in the Instagram clip. “So far. And I think that that’s a natural fear because we just want to win.”
“So there’s a lot of people that are like, ‘You know what? Let’s go find the safest white boy we can find,’” Crockett continued. “I mean, I’m just saying.”
“Urban View” co-host Clay Cane, whose channel regularly covers subjects impacting the Black community — including politics, economics and social issues — chimed in to note that these are the exact assumptions his listeners have been making and calling in to discuss.
“‘A white man’s got to do it,’” Cane confirmed. “We’re getting those callers.”
“No, for real,” Crockett agreed before claiming this is already in motion. “And to be clear, when we talk about them, I can tell you that there is one specific candidate. I had a donor on the phones with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate.”
“So I can tell you — and I tell you — it’s not a black person nor a woman, ok?” she continued. “So they, quote unquote ‘they,’ have chosen, and when I say ‘they,’ it’s the same donors that most likely had their opinions about [former President] Joe Biden.”
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Her loss in the election frustrated untold Democrats and prompted an internal blame game within the party about its future. While Crockett didn’t name the “one” candidate allegedly being eyed for 2028, one famous pollster believes they will be female.
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“I know he thinks he’s running again, but that ain’t happening,” she said. “I don’t care what all is going on in this country and I don’t care how many things we won’t say we are absolutely going to do, I am telling y’all with all confidence, he is not running for a third term.”
“That is not a thing,” Crockett concluded.
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